Minhtam Banh // Portfolio // Spring 2010 VENICE CIVIC CENTER
The Civic Center and the Pet Shelter divide the site into two open spaces, one is larger, more public, and is primarily for civic center’s user. The other one is more enclosed, private, and is primarily for pet shelter user. These spaces, (or rather the users who occupy these spaces and their circulation paths) serve as the connection between the two contrasting programs. The diagonal bar that physically divides the two open space contains the main vertical circulation, the lounge, and the library. On the other side of the courtyard is a cafe. These programs were intended to attract users from two courtyards and activate the circulation from one to the other. The skin is a system of mesh that wraps around the civic center. The system control sun and view from and to the civic center, as well as allow for ventilation. It undulates vertically and horizontally, more traumatically at the entrance area and died out at the two ends. The skin gives the building two identities during the day and night. During the days, it appears solid, and civic. At night the building becomes a lantern, activate the big open space in the front, and attract users. Louver is used on the south facing facade for sun shading
Final Scheme
|DEVELOPING SKIN|
|SKIN| Dropped Ceiling
Glazed Window
Balcony Metal Mesh Screen Primary Structure
Connector Detail
Screen Structure
|DIAGRAMS|
Entrance
Vertical Circulation
-
B’
Massing/Organization
HVAC
Structure
Green Space
|PLAN| B
A
3
2
20
21
4 KITC N
HE
17
19 18
16 15
B’
Entrance Commercial Cafe Operation Room Grooming Food Preparation Kennel Dog Run Training Room Conference Room Office
1 21
A’
| | | | | | | | | | |
22
C’
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
21
C
1 | Entrance 2 | Social Hall 3 | Lounge 4 | Kitchen 6 | Classroom 7 | Library 8 | Seminar Room 9 | Administration Office 10 | Balcony 11 | Anteroom 12 | Chamber Hall 13 | Prep Room 14 | Council Person Office
Ground Floor
10
8 6
6
7
11
12 14
12
13
6 25 24
6 23
Second Floor
Third Floor
Fourth Floor
|ELEVATION|
Northwest
Southeast
|SECTION|
SECTION AA’ - 1/4” = 1’
Section AA’
SECTION AA’ -
Section BB’
1/4” = 1’
Section CC’ SECTION AA’ - 1/4” = 1’
RENDER // NIGHT EXTERIOR
RENDER // DAY EXTERIOR
RENDER // DAY INTERIOR
MODEL // 1/16” = 1’ FULL MODEL
MODEL // 3/4” = 1’ DETAIL SECTION MODEL
MODEL // 1/4” = 1’ SECTION MODEL
MODEL // 1/4” = 1’ SECTION MODEL
MODEL // 1/4” = 1’ SECTION MODEL
|SITE FACT|
VENICE GRID
STREET NETWORKS
BUILDING DENSITY Building Density
Urban Street URBAN STREET
CORRIDOR THROUGH SITE Corridor Through Site
BUILDING HEIGHT
MAIN VS. RESIDENTIAL CIRCULATION Main vs. Residential Circulation CORRIDOR THROUGH SITE
BUILDING DENSITY
Building Height
SANTA MONICA GRID
Residential
RESIDENTIAL
CIVIC AND COMMERCIAL
Civic and Commercial
Parking
PARKING
|PROJECT NARRATIVE|
The site is located at the intersection of Venice Way, S Venice Boulevard and N Venice Boulevard. Different from Santa Monica area, Venice has a fairly complicated system of urban grid. The site is located where these grids meet each other, and thus created a very interesting urban condition. Located as such central location the civic building has the potential to reach out and connect to the different neighborhoods around the site. It is to become a place for the community to gather, meet people, have fun, and relax. The building would generally be open and bright, welcoming all kinds of people who visit the center. The additional program would be a Pet Shelter. Venice is a pet friendly area. There are also a few animal care organizations in the area, however no pet shelter, where one could go to get a new pet, or just to be with the animals. My concept is to utilize the exterior public space of the civic center as an animal park, where people from the neighborhood could bring their pets over, or volunteer to walk the pets from the center. Pet could be the ice breaker, the bridges between people.
|SITE ANALYSIS|
Urban Grid
Pet Shelters in the area
Pet Shelter
|SITE STRATEGIES|
Entrance
Connection of Open Space
|PROGRAM AND MASS STUDY|
BIG SOCIAL HALL
LOUNGE
KITCHEN
UTILITY
COMMERICAL
WAITING AREA
SERVICE
CAGES
WAITING AREA
COMMERICAL
SERVICE
KITCHEN/ LOUNGE
BIG SOCIAL HALL
COUNCIL CHAMBER
BIG SOCIAL HALL ANTEROOM
TERRACE
CLASSROOM /OFFICE
PET SHELTER
SOCIAL HALL
TERRACE
CLASSROOM/OFFICE
INDOOR TRAINING
TERRACE
COUNCIL CHAMBER CLASSROOM /OFFICE
COUNCIL CHAMBER
SOCIAL HALL TERRACE
CLASSROOM/OFFICE COUNCIL CHAMBER
CAGES
CLASSROOM /OFFICE
CLASSROOM/OFFICE
BIG SOCIAL HALL PET SHELTER
INDOOR TRAINING TERRACE
SOCIAL HALL
|PROGRAM AND MASS STUDY|
ANTEROOM
TRAINING
WAITING AREA
COMMERICAL
SERVICE
KITCHEN/ LOUNGE
BIG SOCIAL HALL
BIG SOCIAL HALL
LOUNGE
KITCHEN
COMMERICAL
WAITING AREA
CAGES
SERVICE
TRAINING
CLASSROOM /OFFICE COUNCIL CHAMBER
COUNCIL CHAMBER
PET SHELTER
SOCIAL HALL
CLASSROOM/OFFICE CLASSROOM/OFFICE
CAGES
COUNCIL CHAMBER
BIG SOCIAL HALL
CLASSROOM/OFFICE
SERVICE
ANTEROOM
CLASSROOM /OFFICE SOCIAL HALL
TERRACE
BIG SOCIAL HALL
COUNCIL CHAMBER
COUNCIL CHAMBER
PET SHELTER
SOCIAL HALL
TERRACE
CLASSROOM/OFFICE
COUNCIL CHAMBER
CLASSROOM/OFFICE CLASSROOM /OFFICE
PET SHELTER
SOCIAL HALL
Preliminary Scheme
|PLAN|
Ground Floor
Second Floor
Third Floor
|SECTION|
Section
RENDER // NORTHWEST CORNER
RENDER // NORTHEAST CORNER